Eyes of the Heart

 

~~~ Ephesians 1: 15-23 ~~~ Psalm 8 ~~~ Luke 12: 8-12 ~~~

"...May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened,
that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call,
what are the riches of glory
in his inheritance among the holy ones..."

Because we have been sealed with the Spirit
we also are enlightened by the same Spirit.

If we could actually view the world through the eyes of our heart
I think we would live in a very different world.
The love of God is firmly planted within our hearts from conception,
but over time the 'stuff' of life obscures it.

It takes focused intention to see the with the eyes of the heart.
There is however an exception to seeing with the eyes of the heart;
when two people are in love.
When you are in love it often is primarily that one sees
with the eyes of the heart.
Love is blind, the saying goes because it is the eyes of the heart
that sustain the love one has for another.

Loving our neighbor as our self is not the same love as loving with the eyes of the heart. Loving our neighbor is often the act of our will.
We decide to love the other person because it is the right action to take...
it is the right state of mind.

Looking through the lens of the love of God enables us to know
 the hope which is part of his love.
Seeing with heart we can have faith
in those things which we cannot understand.
Seeing with heart we can believe those things
we cannot explain.

Why does one person fall in love with another person?
Many times there is no explanation.

 

Today let us join St. Paul in giving thanks for those who love us.

Let us give thanks for those whom we love.

Let us pray for the gift to see those we are less inclined to love

with the eyes of the heart.

If we believe that we are made in the image and likeness of God then

it follows that we can and should love all people.

 

"...do not worry about how or what your defense will be
or about what you are to say.
For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment

what you should say."

 

The Holy Spirit activates the love within our hearts.

The Holy Spirit will put the words of love in our hearts,

 so that we can speak them to others.

 

It is through loving others that we ever hope to inherit our place

with the holy ones.

God is love and he sent us His Spirit to abide in our hearts.